Lea Becker was born in Munich, Germany. In 2009 she graduated with a BA in Graphic Design from Central Saint Martins, College of Art and Design (University of the Arts London). During her studies she spent an exchange semester at the Cooper Union in New York in the Fine Arts program. After graduation, she moved back to Munich to set up her own graphic design studio, working in branding, illustration and strategy design. In 2012 Lea began studying documentary filmmaking at the University